CesiumAstro is a US-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing advanced communication systems for space and airborne platforms, including active phased array antennas and software-defined radios. They provide full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products that enable high-throughput connectivity and data transmission. CesiumAstro partners with organizations like NASA, the Space Development Agency (SDA), the U.S. Air Force, Axiom Space, and commercial entities to deliver next-generation connectivity solutions. Their key products include the Nightingale, Vireo, Skylark, and Element, and they focus on innovations in satellite communications, lunar communications, and inter-satellite links.
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CesiumAstro is a critical sub-prime supplier for the Space Development Agency.
Rocket Lab selected CesiumAstro to provide the communication payloads for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites.
The new facility will be the primary hub for CesiumAstro's integrated manufacturing, assembly, and testing.
CesiumAstro plans to acquire a 270,000-square-foot facility in West Austin for space and defense communications manufacturing.
The new financing allows CesiumAstro to transition from rapid prototyping into large-scale orbital manufacturing.
CesiumAstro plans to more than double its Texas workforce by 2030, adding more than 500 high-skill jobs.
CesiumAstro previously announced a $500 million investment in a new manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Bee Cave, Texas.
Airbus has formed a consortium of partners for this initiative, including the Spanish company Sener, Aalyria, AccelerComm, CesiumAstro, Deutsche Telekom, Eutelsat, ITRI in Taiwan, Keysight Technologies, Onati, Radisys, and ST Engineering iDirect.
Airbus is collaborating with industry partners including Aalyria, AccelerComm, CesiumAstro, Deutsche Telekom, Eutelsat, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Keysight Technologies, Onati, Radisys, Sener, and ST Engineering iDirect.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Integrated Experiments and Evaluation Branch (AFRL/RVE) awarded CesiumAstro a contract to design, build, test, and deliver a Skylark LMG Ka-band active electronically steered array user terminal within 12 months.
CesiumAstro’s SDR provides robust communication links that support high-speed data transfer.
CesiumAstro and Axiom Space formed a collaboration on 2024-12-03 to develop key systems for Axiom Space’s next-generation lunar spacesuit.
The CommPack upgrades will be integrated with currently deployed payloads that include two S-band antennas, a software-defined radio, and CesiumAstro’s proprietary CSMA/TDD waveform.
CesiumAstro’s CommPack payload achieved Technology Readiness Level 9 (TRL 9) in late 2023, indicating full operational capability in space.
The 19 HALO pool members are Airbus U.S. Space & Defense (Arlington, Virginia); Apex Technology, Inc. (Culver City, California); AST Space Mobile USA LLC (Midland, Texas); Astro Digital, U.S. Inc. (San Jose, California); Capella Space Corp. (San Francisco); CesiumAstro Inc. (Austin, Texas); Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Cedar Park, Texas); Geneva Technologies Inc. (Monument, Colorado); Impulse Space, Inc. (Redondo Beach, California); Kepler Communications U.S. Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware); Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) LLC (Arlington, Virginia); LeoStella LLC (Tukwila, Washington); Momentus Space (San Jose, California); Muon Space, Inc. (Mountain View, California); NovaWurks Inc. (Los Alamitos, California); Space Exploration Technologies Corps. (SpaceX) (Hawthorne, California); Turion Space Corp. (Irvine, California); Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. (Irvine, California); and York Space Systems LLC (Denver).
CesiumAstro was selected by the Space Development Agency for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program on 2024-10-23.
CesiumAstro is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Colorado, California, and the United Kingdom.
CesiumAstro's Element satellite showcases advancements in phased array technology for defense and commercial customers.
Element incorporates advanced phased array antenna technology developed by CesiumAstro.
CesiumAstro announced Element, a fully integrated satellite platform designed to revolutionize defense and commercial space sectors.